that's off the one out there. we'll be following all the supreme court decisions all morning long, expecting those in just moments now. local news update at 7:25. good morning. gone too soon. new details this morning on the death of "sopranos" star james gandolfini in italy. tributes pouring in from fans and fellow actors. we'll go live to rome and talk with one of his co-stars. another look not t. the northeast takes another look at what a filmmaker calls anything but an accident. that filmmaker and the man who led the original investigation speak out live. and medical marvel. a 3-year-old boy born deaf hears his father's voice for the very first time. >> daddy loves you. daddy loves you. >> the one-of-a-kind surgery that led to that moment today, thursday, june 20, 2013.

good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer. and the news about james gandolfini is stunning. 51 years old. he's being remembered as a husband, a father. of course, a very talented actor. that role, tony soprano, was groundbreaking. a part that earned him three emmy awards. and according to a lot of people, it helped to usher in a new era of tv. >> gandolfini died of a heart attack in rome where he had been vacationing ahead of a scheduled appearance at a film festival in sicily. we want to get the latest this morning. claude yo, good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning. i'm standing here in front of

the hotel where james gandolfini suffered a heart attack last night. he was at the bosco hotel at one of the main squares here. we were told by the director of the hotel that the actor fell unwell in his hotel room and fell in the bathroom of the hotel room at about 10:00 local time last night. that's about 2:00 p.m. eastern time. now, he was in the room with his son, michael. a 13-year-old son who called out for help. immediately the hotel staff rushed out to the room. and they found him lying on the floor. they say that he was still alive then. but it was quite clear that he needed immediate medical attention. that's why they called the ambulance. the ambulance arrived shortly after, and when the ambulance arrived, the director told us the sister of gandolfini who was vacationing with the family here in rome as well arrived with it. and they all rushed to the hospital. but the hospital tell us, about three minutes' drive from here,

told us he was pronounced dead upon arrival. savannah? >> all right. i'll take it. thank you very much. reporting from rome this morning. nbc's mike taibbi has a closer look at the life and career of james gandolfini. >> reporter: in the modern history of dramatic television there's never been a more important actor or role than james gandolfini as tony soprano. when cable was free of long imposed limits on language and content, tony soprano roared up to the limits and defined tv as we know it. as famed mob boss tony soprano, he broke boundaries. >> you hear me? >> reporter: in his personal life he was flawed and painfully human. >> be right down.

>> reporter: in remembering gandolfini, hbo said it was his humanness, only the good and humble side of it, that made him a beloved member of our family, a special man, a great talent, who treated everyone no matter their title or position with equal respect. with weather it was learned he died suddenly on the way to a film festival in sicily, the reaction was a mixture of shock and unbridled admiration from "sopranos" cast including frank vincent. >> very talented and friendly and a guy you want to put your arm around and hug him like he's a big bear. >> reporter: from fans whose ardour for the actor and iconic role has not faded. >> absolutely sad. i feel like i grew up with him. like i knew him. >> he was amazing in everything he d. >> reporter: and from critics like alan sepenwald saw "nbc nightly news" as a bre-- saw "t

sopranos" as a defining moment in television. >> we had never watched and loved a show like this before. and a lot of that came from what james gandolfini did in a performance as a monster who we somehow liked. >> reporter: this wasn't the actor's only role, of course. long before he exploded on the screen as tony soprano, he'd worked the broadway stage and had played a variety of vulnerable movie tough guys. "the hit man" wrote him to true romance in the hit man turned muscle for hire in "get shorty." >> i don't work for you no more. i came it tell you to your face. >> reporter: after "the sopranos'" run ended, he never stopped working. in "the taking of pelham 123" opposite denzel washington as cia director in last year's "zero dark thirty." he took time to explore real life, too. learning to fully appreciate the lives and burdens of american troops fighting in iraq. it became a documentary he discussed with brian williams in

a segment that aired on "today." >> i feel like people think they're disposable people or something. they don't pay attention to this. >> reporter: because he paid attention, he hoped his public would, too. and then in a way like the character with whom he'll always be identified, his time ended suddenly. a black screen out of nowhere. the series of tony soprano over. an unforgettable character. the actor who made him that way. gandolfini is survived by his wife debra lynn and their 8-month-old daughter and his son michael from his first marriage. matt? >> mike, thank you very much. frederico played the role of furo and was a friend of james gandolfini. bill carter is with "the new york times," interviewed gandolfini on several occasions. good morning to you. you knew him, you covered him. there was a contradiction, wasn't there? there was this hulking, imposing guy. every time i walked up and shook

his hand he seemed almost shy and timid. >> yeah. he very warm guy, though. i mean, he could really -- when he hugged you it was genuine. it was a big character in talent and physical impression he made. >> i want to read you something that david chase, the creator of the sopranos said. he was a genius, anyone who saw him knows that. he is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. a great deal of that resided in those sad eyes. does that mean something to you? >> absolutely. absolutely. i couldn't have said it better myself. james gandolfini was one of the greatest actors of our time. working with him, i learned so much. i mean, he was a really well nuanced actor. and there was -- there were a lot of layering in his work, you know.

>> what was behind the sad eyes? >> lawrence owe live yea say acting was with your eyes. his face was so expressive. he could do so much conveying menace but vulnerability, warmth, love for his children. he was effective in the way he could convey that. >> those eyes that you see on screen. >> there is an article coming up that talks about at times gandolfini went to dark places, that the role burdened him in many ways. and that he would disappear and come back and be a different guy. did you see that on the set? >> i did, actually. there was a time that we were supposed to shoot a scene where my character basically wants to kill him, wants to throw him into a propeller blade. and he disappeared. no one knew where he was for a few days. and it was his own -- he wrote me a wonderful letter after that saying you know, you were there for me and i wasn't there for

you and i apologize but you know, it's something that i needed to do. >> was it prepping for those intense moments, was it the burden of the fame? what was it? >> all of that. also he had demons. he wound up in drug rehab. he did have some problems dealing with his fame because i think he was a working actor. he believed in being a guy who emerged with a career that he didn't expect. >> you say a working actor, yet i know you also feel that as an actor who took on this role and brought it to tv he changed the landscape for all dramatic actors on tv after that. >> and in film. i really do think so. if you think about the center point of draw ma, movie from movie to television after the sopranos and great actors that i can do tv now. look what this guy is doing. he was dominating the dramatic field. >> he will be missed. our condolences to you on the loss of your friend. always good to get your perspective. thank you. let's go over to natalie. >> and good morning everyone. new and dangerous wild fires out

west are leading to more evacuations. gabe sin conifer, colorado. good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. overnight firefighters battled new fires and later today hot, dry and windy conditions are not expected to help. more of colorado is under fire today. overnight this new blaze flared up near pueblo. another southwest of denver had forced more than 100 people from homes. >> that looks bad to me. >> that looks real bad. >> reporter: near prescott, arizona about 600 firefighters are rushing to squelch this blaze, nearly eight square miles, almost 500 homes have been evacuated there. large wild fires are also raging in new mexico, utah, oregon and california where flames threaten a main without into yosemite national park. officials expect this could be

the worst fire season in a century. back in colorado, heather is finally returning home after the most destructive fire in the state's history. a painful discovery, her late grandmother's vase. >> the things that are hard. can't replace this. >> reporter: that deadly black forest fire that destroyed heather's home has almost entirely contained now not the case in arizona where that blaze continues to burn out of control. >> gabe gutierrez, thanks. today the senate armed services committee holds a closed hearing on the national security agency in light of leaks from edward snowden and revelations on surveillance. on wednesday lawmakers heard from the head of the fbi about surveillance and drones. andrea mitchell is in washington. good morning. >> good morning. robert mueller strongly defended the nsa's surveillance programs saying that terrorists ability to communicate with each other

is their weakest link. >> what concerns me is you never know which dot is going to be key. what you want is as many dots as you can. if you close down a program like this, you are removing dots from the playing field. >> in answer to a question mueller confirmed that the fbi does now use unarmed drones in what he called a minimal way inside the united states. the drones as small as model planes have been used by the border patrol agencies, fbi hostage negotiators also use surveillance drones during a standoff with an alabama man who had taken a boy hostage in an underground bunker in february. the boy was rescued successfully. all of this as officials still have not found edward snowden, the acknowledged leaker and if they do find him we hear they may encounter difficulties, legal delays getting him back to the united states. natalie. >> andrea mitchell, thank you. amazing video from europe where flood waters have swamped parts

of france and spain. intense flooding from heavy rain and melting snow sent a camper down a river and forced evacuation of thousands in spain. at least two people in france were killed by the floods. tragedy in central peru, a bus careened off of a highway and plunged into a river at least 30 people were killed. nine others are missing. more than a dozen survived. the search is over for now for former teamsters boss jimmy hoffa. investigators searched the area in and around and under a field in oakland township, michigan. nothing was found. hoffa disappeared in 1975. and here's a great story from north carolina that will melt your heart. doctors have given a 3-year-old deaf boy a special gift. he underwent surgery that allowed him to hear for the first time. look at his reaction. >> daddy loves you. daddy loves you. daddy loves you.

>> the procedure was called an auditory brain stem implant and for young grayson and his parents it's a miracle and truly a great, great gift. so great to see that reaction. >> adorable. >> thank you, natalie. >> and mr. roker is not joining ugs. >> where are you, al? >> it looks like i'm in old new york downtown on fifth avenue and delancy. we're at universal orlando resort in florida. it's all part of a big grand opening that's going here, transformers, the ride 3-d and man, this is big. we're going to bring it to you, and we have the creative director of the ride joining us. you might have heard, he's a small film director, steven spielberg. he might make a big movie. never know. that's all coming up later. let's show you what's going on. i got amazing video to show you. i mean, this is incredible stuff. let's go to the video first if we can.

this is a water spout, lakeside cable park in grand isle, louisiana, a wake boarder was doing this, robert vegas got this video. look, it's a water spout, which is basically a tornado over the water. this is amazing stuff. i mean, it caused minor damage. for the most part nobody was injured. but that just incredible video. wow. almost looks like special effects. let's show you what's going on. severe weather making its way in the upper mississippi river valley, storms, large hail, can't rule out isolated tornado or two. you can see weefrn got strong storms firing up now. coming across the plains, going to drop rain, we're talking about 1 to 2 inches in parts of northern minnesota, on into wisconsin. the rest of the country beautiful weather in the northeast, looking fantastic, sunny skies, the heat continues in the southwest. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. . saying, "dan, schedule a 5 o'clock meeting at a hilton garden inn."

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nbc's stephanie gosk is in north attleboro, massachusetts. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the district attorney is calling this a homicide investigation. the body of a semiprofessional football star was found less than a mile from here, the home of new england patriots star aaron hernandez. sources tell the nbc affiliate both men were seen at a nightclub the night before the body was found. new england patriots player aaron hernandez returned home wearing team sweats, choosing to ignore reporters' questions. the district attorney says the body found on monday morning was 27-year-old oden lloyd, a semiprofessional football player in boston. >> i'm flabbergasted. it's inconveevable.

he was a nice kid. >> police have visited hernandez's home. at one point searching inside for hours. >> aaron hernandez has been talked to at least twice by law enforcement, officers showed up at his home yesterday initially, to our knowledge searched his vehicle. >> reporter: police continue to comb the area between the crime scene and the hernandez home looking for evidence. the d.a. has asked the public for help finding a silver rearview mirror cover like the one in these photos. but so far no suspects have been named. "sports illustrated" reports that authorities questioned the patriots player after a rental car registered in his name was found near the crime scene but do not consider him a suspect. lawyers for hernandez say they will not comment on the media reports while the investigation is ongoing. the patriots star tight end who has scored 18 touchdowns since he joined the team in 2010 is facing more trouble in an unrelated case in florida.

after a night at a strip club last february an acquaintance of hernandez alleges the patriots player shot him, causing him to lose his eye. >> he left and got in some type of altercation, at which point mr. hernandez shot my client. >> reporter: lawyers filed a civil lawsuit last week that was originally dismissed on procedural grounds. they refiled the case on wednesday. the suit accuses hernandez of gross negligence, but there were never criminal charges filed in the case. in the police report the acquaintance never identified hernandez as the shooter. this is tipically the time of year nfl players rest and get ready for the season. hernandez is trying to recover from last year's injuries but his struggles outside of the nfl could prove a bigger challenge. >> stephanie, thank you so much. coming up the producer behind the new film suggesting that twa flight 800 was brought down by a missile will speak out. the man who led the original investigation will respond. >> then more on the passing of

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good morning everyone. breaking news from washington, d.c. that's where the justices have handed down rulings on several case, but prop 8 was not one of those. that's california's ban on same-sex marriage. there's still at least one more session scheduled for next monday. so we will have to wait until next week to hear a decision on prop 8 and the defense of marriage act. we're also learning new details this morning about a shooting in san jose leaving a teenager clinging to life. san jose police telling us that boy is still alive, but he is in grave condition right now.x he was shot just after 6:00 last night on virginia avenue near

course. police have not yet identified a suspect. they say a motive remains unclear. we are in contact with police and we will bring you any new information if that situation changes.c and b.a.r.t. workers handing out flyers today warning riders a strike may be on the horizon. the union's contract with b.a.r.t. expires in just ten days. if there's no deal worked out, they have threatened to walk off the job. the only thing threatened outside, christina loren, more nice weather.rñ you said get those stunner shades ready. >> that's right. work threatening your perfect day outdoors. today and tomorrow, the longest days of the year. we'll have sun light until about 8:30, even when you get off work at 5:00, you can enjoy the beautiful conditions. 80 droos, that's it for livermore, 75 in fremont, 65ng. perfection in san francisco. only reaching the low 80s today. we'll see the upper 80s friday

into saturday. those are the days to hit the beach. sunday into monday, look what happens. showers headed our way. showers will change in the weather department. they're always changing in the traffic department, especially this time of the morning. >> starting to clear south 101. on the left side, a crash over on the shoulder, slowing as you head toward north san pedro avenue. eastshore freeway bogging down around carlton boulevard and into berkeley because of another crash that's cleared to shoulder. in the south bay, northbound routes continue to be slow. back to you. we will have another local update in about a half hour from right now.

♪ a little laugh a little love, never calling again ♪ ♪ that's just fine ♪ if you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak ♪ >> a lot of people calling that guy right there the hottest new star in country music. he is louisiana's own hunter hayes. 21 years old. he cut his first album when he was 9 and he is going to be gracing our plaza for a live concert tomorrow morning in our 8:30 half hour. come on down and check him out. 730 now on a thursday morning, the 20th of june, 2013. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and natalie morales. >> good morning, everything. coming up, we will go live to buckingham palace where the royal family is revealing upcoming detail about the duke and duchess of cambridge's first child.

>> all counting down. how will the world find out the news is we will tell you. >> all right. we want to begin this half hour with detail s on a story w brought you on wednesday. it is claimed that twa 800 was brought down by a missile 17 years ago. people are speaking out in a new documentary and petitioning the nts go. re-examine the case. in a moment, we will speak to the produce other that have film and mat hon led the fbi's investigation. we begin with nbc's tom costello. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah. important to note only one member of this group is a former ntsb member himself, investigator. twa 800 was flying from jfk to paris, all 230 people on board died when it exploded. the ntsb says it will look at the petition to re-examine the findings but it says its investigation was exhaustive and have to see compelling new evidence before it reopens the case. july 18, 1996, the "today" show opened with terror terrible

news. >> off the south coast of long island, search and rescue crews are hard at work this morning. >> reporter: the night before, twa 800, a 747 bound for paris you had exploded 12 miles out over the atlantic. soon, eyewitnesses reported a missile brought down the plane. the fbi, atf, cia and ntsb all launched investigations. but as forensic teams recovered then painstakingly reassembled the plane, investigators came to a different conclusion. an electrical short had touched off a fuel vapor explosion in the 747's senter fuel tank. the missile sightings had likely been an optical illusion. >> you report an explosion is that correct, sir? >> yes. it blew up in the air and then we saw two fireballs go down into the water r were now, a new film claims the government ignored or covered up witness accounts and radar evidence of a mills. hank hughes was an ntsb highway investigator called in to help on twa 800. >> i believe that the twa flight

800 exploded as a result of an explosion exterior from the outside of the aircraft there's no physical evidence to support that the center fuel tank exploded. >> reporter: hank hughes is one of just six people making you the allegation. the others include a twa investigator, investigators from the pilots and flight attendants' unions, the chief medical examiner and outside forensics consultant but the former head of major investigations at the ntsb says it simply isn't true. >> there is no evidence anything from the outside penetrating through the tank, no evidence to of a bomb inside the fuselage itself and just looking at all the wreckage, you don't see any indications of a missile impact or a missile detonating at close range. >> reporter: ntsb investigation is viewed as the most exhaustive in its history. it lasted four years, included 17,000 pages of documents. today, the reassembled twa 800 sits at the ntsb academy to help train investigators. savannah? >> tom costello, thank you.

tom stolkops producer of this flight 800 film and is petitioning to reopen the case. good morning to you. as which heard, this is a four-year investigation, $40 million, literally took pieces of the wreckage from the bottom of the sea and reasell belled them in a hang gar. this does not, at first glance, scream coverup. >> sure it may not at first glance, but if you look de details it really does. what we have shown in this document very corroborating the eyewitness reports, i have to remind you not one of the 670 eyewitness was ever allowed to testify, that does scream a little bit of a coverup. base delicious radar evidence confirm theirs accounts of a streak moving toward the aircraft consistent with the trajectory of that streak, a detonation that exploded out the right side of the aircraft. not only confirms their accounts but refute the ntsb theory. >> why? what possibly would be the moat vagts to not say if it was in fact, a terrorist attack, come right out and say that? >> that's very good question now, not going to answer that

what we really want to do is reopen the investigation to get these questions answered because i know that's on the public's mind now. >> wait a minute, isn't motive important here? you are alleging that the federal government and multiple agencies perpetrated a huge crowd on the american public, isn't the motivation important here? >> we have evidence of that coverup, it's clear. it's documented in our documentary. the motive cause knows speculate. i can have my speculate -- i can give ideas of what i think they were thinking at the time but i can't get in the heads inside of james, coming up next who, by the way, who stopped the eyewitnesses from testifying. he should answer that when he is on. >> we will ask him about that. let me ask you about the investigators that are part of your documentary there are six of them. one of them is a former ntsb member, a highway investigator who was called in. they waited 17 years to come forward and tell their story. if this was so important if they believed that was terrorist attack, how could they wait so long? >> well, hank hughes testified before the senate in 1999. the senate didn't do anything. charles grassley listened to

hank hughes talked about the fbi coming in, smashing wreckage with a hammer y did they do that? hank said i had no idea. grassley should have continued the investigation at that point. >> other members you talked to, other investigators did wait though, he didn't they wait until they retired? >> some did, yes. bob young. again, he was with twa and again, not easy being a whistle brother this country. some of these whistle brothers don't get a fair shake. >> a thought-provoking documentary. thank you so much. we want to turn to the former assistant director of the fbi who led the bureau's investigation. mr. cal strom, good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. >> what is your response to these allegations that you and other members of the federal government conducted a huge coverup and that, in fact, it was a missile potentially that took down twa flight 800? >> nothing he just said is true. i mean, that's my reaction. we had a massive investigation. the fbi was there because of title xviii u.s. code with a

criminal investigative agency. 747s don't blow up in fireballs did we know it was an act of terrorism? certainly not. was there a chance? yes, there was. so, we eventually -- >> did you look into that, right? >> we spent a year and a half with 1,000 fbi agents, experts from the military on missiles. we took the missile theory extremely serious. we interviewed all the eyewitnesss, some numerous times. and we took it very serious. we knew in the fbi there were shoulder-fired man pad missiles available, that they were stolen from arm ries, that they were left on battlefields in afghanistan and other places. so, we took it extremely serious. then we got pierre salinger talking about the "uss normandy" we did a military investigation of alls aast sets in the area. it didn't happen. >> i think one thing that confounds foam this day is,is

hundreds of people, hundreds of witnesses felt they saw a light streaking up toward the plane. how do you account for that? >> well, i account for it that they certainly saw something. the vast majority of the witnesses, when we interviewed them, heard the bang and then looked up in the sky. and it's simple physics they heard an event that happened somewhere between 30 seconds and 55 sends before they heard the bang, the speed of sound, the speed of light. so they were looking at a plane in distress that was breaking apart. and probably climbing 3,000 feet. so they saw things going up, they saw things coming off. and plus, you know, i don't mean to degrade the witnesses, they reported what they saw and they are good -- they are good americans and we appreciate their participation but eyewitness testimony is traditionally not very accurate. >> in the ten seconds i have left, sir, what do you think about the impact of reopening this, re-examining it, all these

years later? >> well, you know, we always said at the closing press conference that we are 99% sure that we -- this was not an act of terror. you know, wie had to prove a negative. ntsb's conclusion of the center fuel tank exploding is their summary of the investigation r the plane is still in a hangar in virginia. so if they have got this magical evidence, you know, we can certainly look at that. >> james kallstrom, thank you very much. appreciate your time, sir. we will take a turn, get a check of the weather with al in orlando. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by the delicious creamy taste of coffee mate. >> and good morning. we are here at universal orlando's resorts, we are on delancey street in the new york area. i have got it tell you, i'm new yorker around this is a pretty good representation of what new york looks like. but here's something you don't see every day, alaskans enjoying

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you might think with all of the planning that goes into the birth of the future king or queen, would need to know ahead of time whether this is a boy or girl. the palace insists the couple has wanted this to be a surprise for themselves as well. kate has made her final royal appearances and is now privately preparing for the birth of her first child and the future monarch. for all of the speculation, the palace now made it clear william and kate really don't know the gender. >> i think that they might not have wanted to know because it's so much riding on the sex of this baby, for the first time in 1,000 years of royal history this child will be the next monarch after prince william irrespective of whether it's a boy or girl. >> kate has reported in the press here is not too posh to push and wants as natural a birth as possible. she will be admitted to the

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the finish line in herald square in the first or second row, james gandolfini. we'd wave to each other. he loved that parade, loved the broadway show performances. it was interesting seeing tony soprano. >> not bringing his kids. >> sometimes he did. every year except for a couple. >> pretty cool. also ahead no more guarantees, what was behind this sudden mysterious firing of the founder of men's warehouse. mysterious firing of the founder of the men's warehouse? >> after your local news.

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the time is iúy good morning everybody. i'm jon kelley. we're hours away from facebook unveiling a brand new product at its headquarters in menlo park. people believe facebook will announce video for instagram. that will be similar to vine which zonedzer by twitter and w allow them to share short video clips. parking in the red pow4xq cy should be easier this morning as long as you keep your smart phone with you, the city piloting a new app called parker. this starts today. it works by using sensors embedded in street parking spaces to detect whether there's a car parked there. this app/e shows where spots ar available, how many there are and just how much it will cost you to park there. with the weekend coming into focus, let's check in with meteorologist christina loren to tell us what's happening outside. parking your car won't be quite as uncomfortable this afternoon. after all, we could be

experiencing the triple digits. we've already hit 110 degrees in walnut creek this year. not going to see that. we will see a warmer day as temperatures climb by about three to five degrees on average. 58 degrees right now in livermore. your hour-by-hour forecast for today works like this. you find your city on the map. we'll be at about 64 degrees at lunchtime. we'll round out the day in oakland at 75 degrees. 76 in san jose and 65 beautiful conditions in san francisco. even warmer into the weekend and showers monday into tuesday. >> oh, my. looking toward oakland where we have the slowing right now. the weather is great. but it is jamming up at the high street high-rise. no incidents reported. i did see a burst of traffic through the area and into san leandro. it's slow north 238 heading into the area. slow south 880 through the same area, same reason. so traffic slowing as speeds are lowering down towards the dumbarton bridge. slow approaching mission

boulevard. thanks a lot, mike. we'll have another local update coming your way in about a half hour. hope to see you then.

these are $5 apiece. opening day here. i need money so i can buy the studio. >> that was 19 years ago today. bill cosby helped us open our streetside studio here in rockefeller plaza. he did it by handing out flowers to guests some we thought, you know what, we will borrow a page from history, we will do the same thing. this morning out on the plaza, we say good morning, we are handing out roses to some of the folks who have come down here to say hello. good morning to you. our way of just letting them know how much we appreciate them coming and visiting us on our plaza, as they have done for 19 years now. good morning to you. as we meet over here and say hello, we have got a lot to get to this morning. oh, i'm dropping flowers. >> look at this, it is a disaster. >> it is a flower explosion.

you talk, i will pass. >> look what we have got set up on the plaza, a pool set up, run of the reasons we will be talking about pool safety in this half hour, tell you all the things you need to know to keep particularly your kids safe around the pool. and then a segment that savannah has been buzzing about all morning. we are going to take a look at some swimsuits that apparently have been designed to swim down figures. >> i know you were looking for that this summer so pay attention. >> i will. >> see if there is something for every it will be. then also coming up, another story i'm buzzing about but thor in your coffee. apparently, it is catching on in some quarters. you put but thor in the coffee it tastes good, apparently it is creamy. some people say it can help you lose weight. others stay san energy boost. later on, a stay-at-home mom who says she has ten reasons why she regrets the decision to stay at home and raise her children and leave her job. talk to her about that thought process and see what the message is today. >> a lot to get to. let's go inside.

natalie is standing by, a look at the headlines and al roquer in orlando in a second. but natalie, take it away. >> good morning, matt and savannah. good morning, everyone. new wildfires are straining reforces and forcing evac situations in several western states. a fire broke out overnight near pueblo, colorado. and a fire broke out tuesday southwest of denver. fire retardant was spread on t resident press told to leave their homes. major wildfire burning in new mexico exutah, oregon and near yosemite national park in california. today, the taliban said it is ready to free a u.s. soldier taken captive in 2009 in exchange for five taliban operatives held at guantanamo bay. u.s. army sergeant bowe berg dal disappeared from his base in afghanistan. it's believed he is being held in pakistan. his parents receive adler from their son earlier this month. just hours after an italian judge ordered them to be retried for murder, former american

exchange student amanda knox was photographed in new york reunited with her co-defendant and former boyfriend, raphael sol less see the toe. the two were accompanied by amongst's mother during tuesday's out. they had spent four years in prison for the death of knox's roommate until they were acquitted by an appeals court in 2011. china showed off the progress of its space program this morning with the country's first science lesson from earth orbit. astronaut wang ya ping took questions from school children while conducting zero gravity experiments aboard china's prototype space lab. one student asked if she had spotted any ufos. and pope francis provided a thrill willing moment wednesday for a teenaged boy with down syndrome. pope francis stopped to embrace the young man who then pointed up to the popemobile. francis invited him aboard, even giving up his own seat. excuse me. next stop rngt grand canyon for nik wallenda.

wednesday, he wrapped up his final tight rope practice in sarasota, florida fine tuning you the last two weeks. this sunday, he will try to walk -- excuse me, on a quarter-mile long tight rope agross the grand canyon 1500 feet above the little colorado river. it will be his highest attempt without tethers or a safety net. singer/songwriter john mayor has -- sorry, battling a cold. singer john mayor has thrown in with his prancer size exercise craze. take a look this video for "paper doll," single from the new album features joanna roar back prancing. ♪ and none of them know what they're running from ♪ >> the video already has more than 1.5 million youtube hits. even more so i'm sure. it's 8:04 now, go back outside to matt and savannah as i recover my voice.

>> the prancer size lady is heading down the street to get you a ricola. >> almost lost your life to bring rust the prancer size story. >> thank you. mr. flow, orlando, checking in, a big interview coming up as well. al? >> yeah, these right. we are here for the big grand opening of "transformers" the ride 3-d. and there's my man, optimus prime. he is going to be there with us. and we are also gonna talk with steven spielberg in the next half hour. optimus 20 feet tall. i mean this is -- wait a minute. i feel a pose coming on. yes. roll out autobots, give you the forecast before we roll out, baby. all right. show you what's happening. our pick city of the day, orlando, florida. one of the great nbc stations in the nation, wesh, nbc 2 hd,

afternoon storms, 93 degrees. hey we got our second tropical storm of the season, barry, 35 miles north of vera cruz, mexico. a flooding event for mexico but that rain will not make it up into brownsville. you can see we have got some gorgeous weather here in the east. rain off the southeastern atlantic coast, some strong storms making their way through the plains later today. another gorgeous day, southern california. los angeles, a high of 79 degrees that's what's going on around oh, it's more than meets the eye with al roker out there. good morning to you. 80 degrees in livermore today, 75, fremont. 76 in san jose. final day of spring. summer begins tonight at 10:04. it's gonna be a long day. in fact, 5:48, that was the sunrise this morning, sun's not gonna settle in 8:35, making today and tomorrow longest periods of daylight all year long. we do have a warmup headed our way getting into the weekend, be up to about 88 on saturday. then cool you off and bringing some thundershowers kick off next week.

>> matt, rode this thing. jack is going to love t >> get him down there al, real quick, my people -- >> my people! my people! my people! >> are there any people down there? no. >> there are many minions. we have got minions here. >> all right. >> al, thank you very much. coming up next on trending, why was the founder and face of men's warehouse fired? we will have that story. also, more on the tragic death of james gandolfini at the age of 51. we will talk about the toll that the role of tony soprano took on him. a mother of three who now regrets her decision to be a stay-at-home mom what do her kids have to say about that and what's her reasoning? we will have that story right after this. [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. reasoning? we will have that story right after this. it appears it's an agent of good.

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8:11. back with what's trending today. that is our daily look at what is buzzing online a lot of people on twitter and facebook are remembering james gandolfini after the 51-year-old actor died tragically in italy today. talk more about that in just a moment. meanwhile, trending on yahoo! a life-saving catch here in new york. get this, a 44-year-old woman was walking in brooklyn when she heroically caught a 1-year-old boy who fell off of a fire escape and then bounced off an awning and right into her arms. the little boy suffered a cut on his face. otherwise, pretty much unharmed. now, the story proves that catching can run in the family. the hero was christina torre. that's right, joe torre's daughter, legendary major league

catcher and former yankee manager. she says she was just in the right place at the right time. >> pretty amazing. obviously, got the catching gene. she was there and had quick reflexes. >> amazing that this little boy was not more sear offly hurting the awning playing major role as well. >> she apparently -- she was sitting at a nearby cafe and saw what was happening and ran over there. >> here's her talking about it. >> good lord put you in a position where you're there and, you know exa child's life is in the balance, in your hands, literally. it's -- it's certainly -- it feels good to me and i know did to her. >> obviously you that was joe torre, father of the hero who made the catch. >> all right. meantime, trending on msn, a follow-up to something we brought you on tuesday. a mom who found her son's second grade class photo unbearable to look a you can see y miles suffers from spinal muscular dystrophy, you see the original class photo, thought it was a clear example how her son was being set apart in the classroom.

we told you that the class retook the picture and now we can show it to you. miles is flashing a huge smile. he sits proudly if the front row supported by his caregiver. miles' mom says that is gorgeous, a really nice shot. we agree r >> we love that. >> by the way, the parents of the school, they were so sorry about what happened and they really, you know, wanted to thank them for all the efforts that they took to make this happen again. >> made it right. trending on today.com, can't believe it's not butter. it turns out it is. there is a new fad that promise thes to give your daily cup of joe an extra kick of energy while helping you lose weight with the addition of a surprising ingredient. here it is. butter. it is the idea behind, as they call it bulletproof coffee. it is a trend that is gaining popularity among those who follow the paleo diet, that's caveman-type eating style that means consuming mostly animal proteins and fats. we have got some right here, jerry. it sounds like a crazy combination this butter coffee. apparently, the idea is by

having the butter in there, it's giving sort of that more full fat feeling. so, you're going to feel for satiated and fuller. goes really well ricola, by the way. >> interesting. >> it's terrible. it's terrible. >> not my favorite. you know how i love coffee. >> the real cream. >> i love it with the fatty cream. >> says it gives you an extra jolt of energy. there are 100 to 200 calories in here. >> the idea is if you drink this and didn't eat a meal, then it might be weight loss. you drink this in addition to your eggs and bacon. >> this instead of dessert that piece of chocolate cake you would want. >> i can't believe it you are still talking about it. it is that bad. >> not good. >> normally i like everything to do with cavemen but not this one. >> not that bad. i don't think so. trending on google, you may not know his name but you probably know his face and his famous guarantee. this morning, the man who started men's warehouse, one of the largest clothing retailers in the country is out of his

job, fired byown board of directors. why? here's nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: if you've watched television over the past 27 years, you have seen and heard the famous tag line. >> you're gonna lining the way you look. i guarantee it. >> reporter: but george zimmer wasn't just a tv pitchman, he started the company four decades ago with 7,000 in cash, a van for a store around a cigar box for a cash register. a self-described hippie who dressed well, his >> i want to talk this evening about trust and trust in business. >> reporter: but that ended this week when his board of directors voted to fire the company's founder. neither side has said why exactly. zimmer saying in a statement that he raised concerns about the company's direction, but that the board inappropriately chose to silence my concerns through termination. it's not that the company is doing badly. they're up to about 1,200 stores in the u.s. and canada and adding stores. first quarter profits were up 43% over last year when annual

sales approach $2.5 billion. there has been speculation that zimmer wanted back in on a day-to-day strategic control that he surrendered years ago but his thinking and image. >> that is the customer that everybody really wants to go after. >> reporter: this was no shakespearean promise, no family betrayal, corporate types fired him. seems to be what michael said of his enterprise when it faced generational changes. so final for the men's warehouse founder that the board expects to discuss with mr. zimmer the extent, if any, of his ongoing work with the company. that famous tag line worked for decades. >> i guarantee it. >> reporter: but tomorrow is guaranteed to no one. for "today," mike taibbi. >> we'll see if he's still paid as a pitchman. >> i hope they still use him.

>> that is what is trending today. as we mentioned a lot of people are still remembering james gandolfini this morning. he was a husband, a father and a lot of great roles in his career, but, of course, he will be remembered best as tony soprano. ♪ tony was the conflicted mobster americans fell in love with, despite his vicious temper with his colleagues. >> i think you know what my problem is. >> reporter: and his family. >> you're both very angry. >> you must have been in the top of your -- >> reporter: his marriage almost as violent as his career, but tony's wife and kids always came first. >> forget about the way that tony soprano makes his way, that's just to feed his children. >> reporter: for six seasons galdalfini played the character finding the way to make the unlikable likable. >> you have to get your arms around this thing. >> reporter: giving fans a reason to root for him --

>> you're beautiful. >> you're not really respectful of people. >> i don't love people. >> reporter: until the very end. >> i crossed the line, i apologized. won't happen, again. >> nobody's killing anybody. ♪ don't stop believing >> for my friends, my family. >> the july issue of gq magazine was written by brett martin. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> the article is called "the night tony soprano disappeared." fill me in on the title. >> as we have been saying all

morning. tony soprano is one of the greatest performances we may ever seen on television. unfortunately, it was also really difficult on the actor. it was physically demanding and it was emotionally demanding to become tony every day. when he left set, he felt like he could just disappear. he looked like tony soprano. there was a price for that. and our story, which is the introduction to my book, "difficult men" takes place at the very height of soprano's mania when several people compared it to being around the beatles. and right in the middle of this, he went missing. and disappeared for a few days. >> and, obviously, came back was apologetic as we heard from one of his co-stars this morning. i want to read you something from new york magazine. they describe him in an article tony soprano as a killer, bully cheater.

the decent part of tony, the part that stood out for the tragically wasted human potential dr. melfi kept trying to tees out and embrace came from gandolfini. his humanity shown through tony's rotten facade. do you agree with that? >> well, i once asked david chase what it meant to find gandolfini and he looked at me as though i was crazy and he said, it meant everything. it's what he brought to that role. the depth and the humanity and the kind of soulfulness, as well as the ugliness and the anger. it changed television forever, really. >> you know, i know you did an interview before this article but you interviewed him in the past. what was the experience for you personally? >> well, it was, it was intimidating. he didn't like talking very much about his craft, like some actors very much enjoy talking about what they do. he was very dissident about

that. but i think that belied an enormous amount of intelligence and savvy about what he was doing. >> obviously, a lot of talent. brett martin, thanks very much. the july issue of "gq" on newsstands next tuesday. let's go over to savannah. when it comes to having kids, many women strugual the decision to stay home or go back to work. she decided to go back to work when she was expecting her third son and now she writes in "huffington post" she regrets being a stay at home mom and regrets i used my driver's license far more than my degrees. you kind of give the top ten reasons why you regret being a staying at home mom. >> i don't think there is any mom who regrets spending time with her kids. >> you were in banking and had a high-power job. the first couple kids you did both.

>> it was two parents, two kids, two lives hopelessly out of control and i left the workplace when i was facing my third child. it's pretty classic. >> let's go through the reasons you cite. my world narrowed. >> when you're in a full-time workplace, as you are. you're working with men, working with women, people younger than you and older than you. when you leave the full-time workplace and become a stay at home mom you are around moms with kids the same ages as your kids mom. >> you said you hovered more. >> i hovered over my kids. i think that parents who work triage. they figure out what's most important in their kids' lives and because their lives are fuller with more distractions, they triage and focus on those most important things. as a stay at home mom, i was allowed it focus on my kids, probably, almost, excessively. >> this is, of course, an

extremely personal decision. >> absolutely. >> let me take the flip side of it. you have three boys who have grown up wonderfully. don't you owe that in large part to how much you invested in them in terms of your time? >> working moms have kids that grow up just as wonderfully and i didn't stay home because i felt my kids needed me. i wanted to be with them. the experience was fleeting and the years with our kids are very short and we never get to wind back that tape and have them small again. i love my kids, i think they're the greatest people in the world and i get to spend those years with the three people i love most in the world, along with my husband. >> do you wish you worked part-time? >> the reflection i would write for moms, keep a toe in the water and finger in the water. keep a pilot light under your professional life. if you keep that pilot light going the transition back into the workplace is aided. >> lisa, it is thought provoking, appreciate you being here. now, here's matt.

>> savannah, thank you. coming up, al has a special guest joining him down in orlando. al? >> hey, i've got special guests like you wouldn't believe. i got the bumblebee. we have bad guys over here and mega tron. that's not good. that could not be good. i just know that. and we've got steven spielberg. the executive producer of "transformers." you just road the ride? >> it's impassably incredible. >> impossibly incredible. so, we'll talk to steven and show you more stuff about transformers the ride 3d. from here, natalie is sitting by poolside. >> fun in the water right here on the plaza. how to keep your family safe and stylish this summer. all that, coming up right after this. natalie, thanks. first your local news and

weather. weather. looks like a good day out there. but first, your local news and but first, your local news and

good thursday morning to w+ár8:26 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. new details on hate and run crash that killed a san jose bike rider earlier this week. police are releasing the description of the suv that hit the cyclist from behind. it's described as a late 1990s or early 2000 model dodge durango or dakota. color range from dirty white, light gray or silver. glenn ernest was killed on highway 87 overpass not far from san jose police headquarters. turning to a look at our morning commute now, here's mike. >> good morning. we have actually turned our camera over to look at north 280. look at the bottom of this screen as we take this full. different traffic, lanes

funneling over, looks like where the crash is, 280 at 880. on the map, you see this is already in the middle of the slow area, jammed coming outchz downtown, approaching that portion the interchange. 101 very slow as you head up to san jose international airport. an earlier stall has moved to the shouldes slow getting to the south bay, 680 in sinole. we have a crash but take a live look at our camera and reported at vargas, although no slowing past the scene so you should be okay as you head into fremont, laura. back to you. >> thank you very much. see you then. hope you have a great morning.

8:30 now on a thursday morning, this 20th day of june, 2013. we are dive nothing summary a little bit earlier than normal because it starts, of course, tomorrow. the last full day of spring today. but this pool that you see this morning will be replaced overnight for a summer concert stage. we have got hunter hayes live in concert tomorrow morning, should be a great concert. if you're in the area, take your

swimsuit off, put your country music clothes on -- >> what? >> you know what i mean and check it out. i'm matt lauer, savannah guthrie and natalie morales. we will spend time by the pool today and great information. >> the water warm? >> 95 degrees. warmer in the water than outside. >> i love t coming up, we will clear up the confusion over the new sunscreen labels and get an important lesson on water safety from janet evan, of course, the olympic swimmer and we should remind everybody, we are on the topic of swimming, that the national championships are next week. they will be broadcast on the net works of nbc. we will have complete coverage. for the lady, we have just the thing, if this is the time of year you worry about squeeze nothing your suit and looking good, we are going to show you some suits that promise you'll look much slimmer by as much as three inches in all the right places. >> we actually get out the measuring tape and prove it's true. ahead, steven spielberg will be talking to mr. al roker down in orlando for the grand opening of the transformer ride at

universal studios orlando. nice to have mr. spielberg joining the program. but right now, should we get a little check of the weather? >> yeah. al is there, hobnobbing with celebrities and still doing the weather. >> that's right. do it all. wary full-service weather forecast. let's give it to you, starting off with tomorrow, as we look ahead toward the weekend. expect to see plenty of sunshine in the northeast, into the mid-atlantic states, risk of strong storms in the plains, wet weather in the western plains, some sunny and warm weather in the southwest. for saturday, we have got another nice day in the northeast, rain along the southeastern atlantic states, strong storms moving into the central plains with a lot of heat in the southwest into texas and then sunday, sunday you we are looking for more sunshine in the northeast. rain continues in the southeast into florida. rain also working its way along the west coast. the heat continues though in the interior southwest on into texas and on into the mid and upper 8:32 on a thursday morning.

you are so close to the weekend now, taking a live look, bay bridge here. can actually count the commute gearing over the bridge and a little choppy out there on the bay. happy to report that winds are going to relax today and temperatures are going to creep up, making this the warmerest day of the week so far. 80 degrees in livermore. coincidentally, the last full day of spring. we officially kick off summer tonight, 10:04 p.m., going to feel like summer by saturday. >> of course, i'm not sure how up you are on the your autobot lore, but of course, bumble bee very musical. testimonies me he is willing to play music for your wedding. >> will you thank him for that? let him know i will get back to him? al, thank you very much. meantime, say hello to emmy-winning actor donald sutherland, star of the nbc series "crossing lines," he place a lawyer in an international court bringing criminals to justice. how are you? >> good morning.

>> you play a prosecutor it is a crime-fight showing but there's this international flavor. >> international flavor just because it's like the -- like the fbi in the 1930s. there was -- there are no way to monitor and control crime that happens in france and italy because there's no database that shared. so, ed bernero, who is brilliant, went to interpol and said why don't do you this and they said because we have to get permission from the international court and it's just too complicated. so he created this character kind of based loosely on luis ocampo who did kosovo and prosecuted rah juan d.a. i met him in the american airlines lounge in los angeles ages ago and so that's what they do they come to see him to -- and it's a team set up by the counter, who is really wonderful.

the show is ed from "criminal minds," his desire to break that template, break that mold and come up with something that was observational, no the procedural. >> i would imagine at this stage in your career, could you pretty much have your choice of roles. what drew you to this one? what's interesting about this character? >> ed bernero's vision, this is a show with one producer and one writer. the two of them are the creators of it and it's sensational way to work. it's filled with sensibility. you can't ask for anything more than that. >> another subject, i know you are a big fan of "24" not just because you're legally required as the father of kiefer sutherland, it is coming back. are you more excited? >> more excited about the fact he and i are going to do a western startinging on the 15th of july. >> that's wonderful. >> then he goes and gets himself

broken up and beaten up and we do that -- we do that first around then he does that in september. >> lots to look forward to. donald sutherland, great to have you here. thank you so much. i know you will be back later with kathie lee and hoda. catch the series premiere of "crossing lines" this sunday 9/8 central here on nbc. al get one-on-one with legendary director steven spielberg. and we will dive into the pool for summer fun, or at least put our toes in the water. first this is "today" on nbc.

since 2007, "the transformers'" film franchise has grossed $2.7 billion worldwide. audiences captivated from the very start by the struggle between the two extraterrestrial

chance. fans will be feeling like they are part of the battle when the transformers ride 3-d opens up today here at universal orlando resort. steven spiel berg, executive blow deucer of the film and creative consultant for this ride, how are you? >> good morning. how are you? >> i got to tell you, i rode this ride, about as immerse sive as it gets. how hard was it designing a ride like that? >> you know, the ride is designed, you know, with the audience in mind because the idea is that you are -- it's all about you, you replace all the stars in the transformers movie. the al spark is in your possession, you have got to get it away from the bad guy, megatron and you have got then recover it once megatron takes it from you. you are the center of attention. the entire design is around what does the audience want? >> you know, i think people would be surprised to find out, that you -- this isn't your first go-around in a rodeo like this you started way back with

"jaws" ride, bringing the experience of bruce the shark to go -- parkgoers here. >> i was invited to the party by lou wasserman and stu sheinberg to build a ride based on the character. we started this in the mid'80s, opened universal studios florida in 1990, then islands of adventure opened nine years later. >> how do you decide which one of your movie franchises is going to make a good run? >> you don't really know, which is why somebody on the executive level those take the financial plunge, but, you know, transformers was a big success before universal determined that this would be an enduring franchise and therefore worth taking a shot at putting it here in a theme park. >> you're already at work now, michael bay was supposed to be here. >> i'm the executive producer, michael is the genius with the universal design team behind this ride, michael is currently

shooting "transformers 4" somewhere in the world today. >> you are not exactly sure where he is going? so is there a chance we might see "lincoln" the ride? >> no. no. no there is an anamatronic version of lincoln at the other rival theme park. >> yeah. yeah. we won't mention that i have wanted to be able to say this, could you direct me in -- with the autobots? >> direct you? >> yes, so i can say i have been directed by spielberg? >> here's the best direction i can give you. >> yes. >> stay away from him. >> okay. >> and -- and make friends with him. he will protect you. >> all right. >> and he will make you laugh. >> you there go steven spielberg. thank you so much. transformers the ride 3-d opening up today, universal orlando resorts here in orlando, florida. and still ahead, we are going to head out to the plaza for a little fun in the sun and the pool but first this is "today" on nbc.

back here on a thursday morning. of course the off us start of summer is tomorrow. we are getting a little bit of a jump on the season today with our pool here on the plaza. any day you spend at the pool, the beach or just outdoors should begin with sunscreen. and this year, there's some new federal labeling requirements for all sunscreen products. dr. susan taylor is dermatologist and she is here to sort out the important and brand-new information. doc, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> so the fda now requires sunscreen products to have these brand-new labels. what's on the label? >> so the labels are going to indicate if the sunscreen is broad spectrum. >> which means what? >> mean it is protects from both uvb rays and uva rays. >> so it's gonna say that right on the product? >> right on the product. >> and you recommend it protect against both? >> that's right. and the lane will also say spf 15 or a higher number. >> all right. let's talk about some different

types of people and what they should know about sunscreen. >> that's right. >> there's skin tone and then there's stun type. let's start with skin tone, you're light, fair-skinned, medium toned or you have a dark complexion what do you need to know about what that requires in terms of sunscreen? >> there's one thing you need to know. that is you need to use sunscreen no matter what your race, your ethnicity or your skin tone. you must use a broad spectrum spf 30 sunscreen on a daily basis every single day. >> that's skin tone and then something called skin type. >> right. >> with moisturizers, we talk about people with dry skin what should they be choosing? >> so they are going to choose a sunscreen that is moisturizing. so it's gonna have ingredients like shea butter or different oils, even oils that will help your dry skin. >> next category? >> sensitive skin. so, there are people who are sensitive to various chemicals. you're gonna look for a sunscreen that has zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. >> what about people who have oily skin?

>> yes. so the opposite. you want to have an oil-free sunscreen. and it's gonna be marked right on the front of the label. >> all right. real quickly, children, one of the most important things to consider when buying sunscreen for kids? >> you want that spf 30 but you want a product that is going to say no tears. children get sunscreen in their eyes and it sting it will say no tears. >> for active people, athletes, people going to be jumping in and out of a pool, how long should the sunscreen last without a further application? >> that new regulation will indicate water resistant for 40 or 80 minutes, that's the most important thing. you will no longer see waterproof but water resistant. if you're going to be in that pool for 80 minutes, you're going to select a sunscreen 80 minutes water resistant. >> most importantly of all, don't stay in the sun all danger find an umbrella, find shade, get under it as often as possible. >> reapply the sunscreen every two hours.

>> let's go to savannah. water safe city another summertime priority. ten people drown in the united states every single day, two of them children under the age of 14. so, with us to teach us a little bit more about swimming safe city four-time olympic gold medalist janet evans. good morning, good to see you. >> good morning, savannah, glad to be here. >> there anything more important in terms of safety than teaching a child to swim? >> there is not. no one really realizes this, we need to teach kids to swim like we put kids in car seats. drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of 14 in our country. like you said you can ten drownings per year. the statistics are staggering, we need to get our kids in swim lessons. >> i want to go through tips that people can listen to of course, never swim alone. you say ideally with a lifeguard on duty. >> ideally a lifeguard on doubt tirng the problem with a lot of drownings is someone thinks someone else has an eye on their child or any child a lot of drownings happen at parties, people keep their eyes on the pool but they really don't. drownings take two minutes and they are silent. not like the movies, everyone is

scream and arms are waving in the air, they are silent down. real advertise is happening. >> don't use water wings on children y not? >> it gives kids a sense of security, if they happen to trip on the edge of the pool and fall in, they don't know what to do they don't know how to be buoyant or float. >> they say never try to rescue someone if you can't swim. >> i think in a moment of panic, some child fall us in the pool, you don't know how to swim, you jump in and try to save them and disastrous for both, obviously. >> what is the appropriate age to start a child learning to swim? how early can they get in the pool? >> that lot of different schools of thought. a lot of children say potty trained. i put my child at 7 weeks, my little girl at six and here at seven months. i think as long as a child feels like they can go underwaurnd hold their breath, i think they are ready. >> let's show some of this your daughter in the pool. i'm going to take the mic. you will jump in and show me the skills you want your child to be

able to demonstrate. okay, here she comes. >> okay. all right, guys, come over. okay. the most important thing for swimming is for children, obviously, to be able to go underwater and hold their breath and hold bubbles, we are going to go underwaurpd blow some bubbles, okay, ready? one, two, three. blow bubbles. so when a child feels like they can hold their breath and come up and get air that makes them feel more comfort around in the water. obviously, another school of thought, we all know how to float on our back, we fall in, we can turn over and float on our backs. so let's all float on our backs, okay? okay, all float on our backs, like that. so now when a child falls in, if they feel like they can just flip over and float on their back and breathe until help comes. >> janet evans, it is great advice. i know you have got a little swimmer there, it's in her genes. thank you so much. glad to have you here. up next, take a turn, talk about slimming swimsuits for summer. but first, this is "today" on nbc. crystal geyser is always

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woer back with more summer fun. we have you covered up, suits that claim to take three inches off their figure. wheel is about that the folks at good housekeeping tested these

suits. rachel rothman is the technical director for its institute. good morning. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> you tested more than 200 suits for what different kind of category what were the criteria? >> we looked at 200 suits and picked 292 we wanted to test. for these, we wanted to make sure not only they were slimming but last a long time u we performed a battery of tests we did color fastness and put them in solutions of chlorine and sweat and seawater, put them up in uv rights that see how they would handle exposure to sunlight and also did abrasion tests on them to make sure they would hold up and wouldn't wear out. >> see how these look. we have annette, alyssa and frances in the same suit, the chic shaper. you found this was one of the best values and looks great. >> $58, a great value. as you see, all different body types, they look great. has the pros crosse body panels able to visually minimize and also has control panel in it that is physically holding them in, slimming them down and flattening their stomachs out.

>> we have three different body types, all look good. >> fantastic. >> any body type. >> how should you wash your swimsuit, what is a way to do it without making the colors fade? >> great sway put it in a solution of cool water, about a quart of it and four tablespoons of baking soda and leave it this in there for 15 minutes. >> great. models, thank you so much. see you in a few minutes. let them get in the pool. our next look is called the curve enhancer. our model is gisenia. a beautiful color. tell us about this swimsuit? >> a fit fuller bust line, fantastic in it really enhancing her curves. you have the ruching able to hide await parts down the want to be seen. as you see, a bold color but still looks fantastic and slimming in it. >> if you are fuller figure you want to stay away from prints in a solid is so pretty but is that a hard and fast rule? >> not at all. as you see, she looks great, you have the physical element

holding her in, she has the confidence to wear this, with the ruching, hiding some of the elements. >> do people like to say you should wear a high cut if you want to make your legs look thinner or better to have the cut a little bit lower? >> with these, all cut about the same and have this panel in them holding them narcs little bit higher will really accentuate the leg. >> you look great. have a seat over there with our other models. next we have what we are calling the cute camouflager. our model, laura. come out on out. this is suit is more price cism tell us about it. >> we think this is worth the splurge, $147, a really great value and hold up for a lot of seasons. as you can see, the print is able to kind of camouflage any parts you document want to be seen and even though she has a bit small other of a bust line, the bow is able to accentuate her curves. >> i think we have a before and after photo we can take a look at it. what was the before and after? what are we showing? >> able to take the waist in inches n our test, able to bring one tester in up to 3 and a

quarter inches. physically measured every single woman in these bathing suits to see what it was able to do >> look at these and test whether they were comfortable. sometimes you have the shaping suits and they are really tight. >> exactly. holding you in and not comfortable it is no use to you. we gave it to real testers, had them try it on, tell us about the fit and comfort and whether they thought it was swimming as well. >> laura, thank you. have a seat. last but not lice, vintage glam look, our model, michelle. tell us about this suit? >> the ruching, able to hide tharngs bit of a skirt detail, not super fond of your thighs, covering up. this enhances and place up the curtains. >> looks beautiful. have the models sit down. are you willing to go in the pool? all right. going to put these suits to the test. let them get in there people want to find out more about your swimsuit tests where can they go? >> good housekeeping.com or check out the current issue on newsstands now. >> rachel rothman from good

housekeeping. ladies, the weather is warm, i promise. first, a check of your local news and weather. good thursday morning to you, 8:56, i'm laura garcia-cannon. safe to say the force will definitely be with you at ax"n!o north bay park today. community leaders in san enselmo opened imagination park this afternoon which included the unviflg a bronze statue of yoda. filmmaker george lucas donated that land. indiana jones there as well. check the forecast with

meteorologist christina loren. >> this is the forecast you are looking for. 8:56, beautiful day in san francisco. show you the numbers, going to heat up as we head to the weekend, bring in some rain monday into tuesday. so, things are going to change. we want to point out we kick off summertime 10:04 tonight. look at them kids. [ sigh ]

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rethink possible. welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, june 20th. that is a swimming pool in downtown manhattan on the plaza. one of these two people will be on the show later today on the show. >> take wild guess. really wild. >> have to wait and see. >> just putting it out there somebody said, no, i'm not getting in the pool. >> i can't believe you said that, natalie. that was so unprofessional of you. show you a little bit later on. inside studio 1a i'm willie geist along with natalie. al is down at universal orlando this morning checking out the big new transformers ride. >> amazing. >> check in with him with just a

moment. but first, james gandolfini. >> tragic news today. >> yeah. you know, james gandolfini died while on vacation in rome yesterday. only 51 years old. >> so hard to imagine. >> of course, best known as tony soprano. the show that came about in 1999. >> mm-hmm. >> really, we were talking this morning about it we had james lipton in an interview and he said this man, james gandolfini, will go down in the pantheon of de niro, pacino, duval, of the great dramatic actors of this or any other jen racial and it's really true. >> right and you talk about how this show, "the sopranos" really changed the landscape for cable television because it really pushed the envelope. this is the first time you really saw a lot of what we now see on cable, tv dramas, it really defined what that drama could become and his character was so complex. sort of, you know, the shakespearean character, so flawed but you loved him because he was so endearing at the same time. >> you make a really important

point. for young people who don't remember television before 1999, which is when "the sopranos" came on, it was totally different doesn't have the cinematic quality television on premium cable. now we have "homeland," "dexter," "game of thrones." >> now it goes beyond. >> let's go back and take a look at the first episode. >> let me tell you something, nowadays, every be a he is got to go to shrinks i and counselors around go on sally jessy raphael and talk about their problems. whatever happened to gary cooper? the strong, silent type? that was an american. he wasn't in touch with his feelings, he just did what he had to do. see, what they didn't know is once they got gary cooper in touch with his feelings that they wouldn't be able to shut him up. >> you have strong feelings about this. >> let me tell you something, i have a semester and a half of college so i understand freud. i understand therapy as a

concept. but in my world, it does not go down. >> and we just got a statement from edie falco who, of course, played his wife on the show. she said "my heart goes doubt his family as those of us in his pretend one hold on to the memories of our intense and beautiful time together. the love between tony and carmel la was one of the greatest i've ever known." that from edie falco. >> so many others on the show as well. steve share rip parks played bobby bacala wrote a statement saying "jimmy was a dear friend, a brother to me. he was a great actor, a great father. i will miss him terribly. i'm very, very sad." >> how about the governor who have new jersey, chris christie. james gandolfini's passing was a an awful shock, a fine actor, a rutgers' alum and a true jersey guy. >> he said, of course, they plan to do a lot to honor his memory as well, the state of new jersey. being a jersey girl, just the opening scene, how he is driving down the turnpike and you know, you see all of the exits, i mean, it's just -- it was so

classic you really put new new jersey on the map. some say a stereotype with the mobsters. i thank you lot of us embraced the show and embraced the great quiet of what it represented. >> not just the character but gandolfini was a jersey story. he grew up in park ridge, new jersey, northern new jersey. >> right. >> his motherer was a lunch lady, his father, the head custodian at paramus catholic high school, a few miles from where i grew up. a great american story. hits father was an immigrant to this country. they strapped and they clawed and raised addison who went on to become one of the great actors of his generation. >> he didn't become an actor until he was 25 years old, when he really discovered his love of acting. before that you know, he was working bars and being a -- i guess a guard, you know, security guard, all those kinds of jobs. really rose to that occasion when he finally had this breakout roam of tony soprano, but played many other character roles as well. >> a great stage actor as well. we are all mourning his death and i think stunned by it, only 51 years old. >> hard to imagine.

has a 1-year-old daughter. just recently remarried, second wife. so our thoughts are certainly with his family as well. >> one of the great ones. >> very sad. as we move on here to some other business, there's a new survey out we want to tell you about, if you're a parent, this might sound familiar. one in three parents -- >> i hope that doesn't sound familiar. that is kind of shocking. >> one in three is incredibly low. children are more likely to spend time with tv or video games than books according to the macy's and reading is fundamental research poll that came out. >> you treed your kid? >> every night. >> my oldest son reads a lot by himself because he can, but he still likes to have us read to him on occasion. the little one, i think, it is just something you make an effort to do it. even if they ask you over and over and over again to keep reading the same book over and over and over again. >> here is the question. do you skip pages when you've read the same book every night? >> i edit the words a lot. >> here is the problem, they know the book so well. >> "the little engine that could" goes on and on and on.

i got to the point i have got it edited down perfectly? >> do you really? see my 3-year-old -- >> this one said no, this one said no. come on, i will take you. >> do you do the thing i do where you pinch, like, three pages together and then you turn. >> oh, my -- luke, he will be like, mom, you skipped a few pages. he has caught me on it. he has caught me red-handed. my favorite book, pull it over here to read to my kids, i have shared this before when jenna bush hager was having her baby, i gave her the "good night, moon" book. i have read this one so many times, gone through five or six different copies, paper, soft back version that i actually a song i createded to it. i think i sang t >> she is volunteering to sing. >> no. ♪ in the great green river there's a telephone and the red balloon and the picture of the cow jumping over the moon ♪ it can go on. >> fantastic. >> tell me yours. >> natalie morales, ladies and gentlemen. speaking of singing -- >> like "the wild things are." >> we lead a lot of transformers books. >> that's really scary.

>> psychoparent. >> 4-year-old to see "man of steel." get off your high horse, natalie. >> speaking of songs. >> yeah. >> we love this msn has this summer music guide with a list of the commonly mistaken lyrics. i'm one of those people, invent my own lyrics, you see i invent my own songs. top of the list abba's "dancing queen." let's have a listen. ♪ see that girl watching that scene ♪ ♪ digging the dancing queen >> so -- the misheard lyric, see that girl, watch her scream, kicking the girl -- >> no one thinks that? >> really so. doesn't fit the mood or theme of the song. see the girl, watch that scene, digging the dancing scene. >> another is bon jovi's living on a prayer has lirks commonly misheard as -- >> wait, listen. ♪ doesn't make a difference if

we make it or note ♪ ♪ we got each other and that's lot for love ♪ >> okay. so, misheard as -- >> misheard as it doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not. >> i thought that was it. >> do you? >> i really did. >> the real lirk, of course, doesn't make a difference if we make it or not. >> like the other version better. okay? >> what's yours? black crows' song? >> hard to handle. i had no idea about the lyrics. >> this one is a little hard. ♪ by the dozen, that ain't nothing but drugstore loving ♪ ♪ pretty little thing let me light your candle 'cause mama i'm so hard to handle ♪ >> hey little lunch, limb mon econo cello. >> hey little thing let me -- hey hey, mama hama hama. >> the worst entertainer. you're the worst.

the real lyrics. let's correct them. boys and things that come by the dozen, that ain't nothing but drugstore loving. >> hey little thing let me light your candle 'cause mama i'm sure hard to handle. uh-huh. >> clear as day to me but confused with the song. >> very confusing. they mumble t >> jimi hendrix purple haze, the entire website dedicated to this lyric, books have been written. >> really? >> excuse me while i kiss the sky. >> okay. misheard lyric, excuse me while i kiss this guy. >> sounds just like that >> no, excuse me while i kiss the sky. but there is an entire website called kiss the sky.com where you can hear misheard letter inc.,s. >> last week, we had such fun -- earlier this week, with your song, the pop a wheelie on a zeitgeist? >> yes, zeitgeist. >> apparently. >> willie on a zeitgeist. >> al rocker reminded us yesterday that kid rock has a song called "forever." >> right.

>> for him. there's a lyric. >> he actually -- he actually mentions me in the lyric. take a listen. ♪ hit the road, jack, 'cause daddy's home with the funky hot bridge thick like al roker ♪ >> whoa, that's -- >> clear as day. >> the problem is you're no longer thick, not thick like al roker. >> yeah well, and russell simmons has a song with my name in it, talking about me dropping pounds. so, you know, i've -- i'm -- >> legend. street cred. much more than pop a wheelie willie. >> also -- by a long shot. that's not saying much. al, you should should know that optimus prime is over your left shoulder. >> yes and he is giving you the evil eye. >> as long as it is not megatron. >> exactly. >> on the must is the good guy. >> yeah. of course, bumble bee, eight track is broken now, but let's bring are you your forecast, show you what's going on as far as your weekend is concerned. we are looking at, first of all,

for today, we have got some wet weather making its way through the plains, some strong thunderstorms, wet weather also along the southeastern atlantic coast as those showers and thunderstorms push on through. you're going to see more wet weather in the pacific northwest as well. lots of sunshine, texas on into the gulf coast, showers and thunderstorms into florida. rain in the pacific northwest. as we said, that risk of strong storms up into the upper mississippi r with kid rock needs to change that line, quick like al roker. good morning to you. look at all these spectators out on the golden gate bridge. just a beautiful day shaping up, no low clouds, no flight delays. after all, close to that weekend. 80 in livermore. 75 in fremont, 76, san jose. warmer day, sunshine in the city 65 for you. getting into the weekend, temperatures climb, the last day of spring. tomorrow, the first full day of summertime. bringing in rain monday and tuesday.

>> and that's your latest weather. all right, all morning, we have been here at universal resorts orlando talking about transformers, the ride, 3-d right before -- behind us. well, it's classic battle between the autobots and the decent cons and i got to take a sneak peek ride. >> let's do this. back off. whoa. whoa. whoa. whoa. >> look, escape route. >> oh. oh. going down! whoa! whoa! whoa! whoa! >> well done, freedom fighter. >> we did it. yeah. i'm just gonna change my name now to mega al. pretty cool. that was pretty cool, megatron, i mean, mr. optimus. >> how was your training, al? >> it was very good. i was very impressed.

hey, it's kind of hot out there. i was going to ask your question, does doth weather affect your gears? >> my internal thermostat regulates my intern app temperature and humidity. >> same with me. >> i can't wait to go on that ride >> give our best to the good guys down there. al, thanks. jason statement that starred in a dozen action films back kicking new butt in a new film. >> without a new heart-racing movie, going to be getting a few hearts racing around here as well for sure. we are going to cat it's time! ♪ ♪ (announcer) save the day with the justice league.

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he assumes another man's identity and befriends a nun who tries to help him. >> there are things i have to do. >> because of me, yes? i have to think i'm doing good. >> excuse for a pretty dress. >> joining us now the aforementioned hollywood hottie, jason statham. >> you agree with me though? >> sounds better coming from you. somehow. >> i won't dispute that >> take what you can though. >> i won't dispute that he is an anti-hero i found myself rooting for him although he was doing ugly things while rooting for him? >> yeah, he's guy suffering from a series of things that happened in the war and he is coming back, trying to integrate

himself into society but that becomes ever more difficult so he decides to take to the streets. so, he is, you know, lot more complicated than some of the characters i have played in the past. he is not so much, you know, an unstoppable hero, he is someone that is trying to deal with these emotional difficulties. >> he was a former special ops guy come bang from the war, as you said and then becomes sort of a criminal but then becomes like this vigilante justice guy, befriends a nun? >> yes, very interesting, yes. >> an interesting relationship, though that develops? >> i mean, it's too -- relationship with special forces guy and a nun is not particularly common thing. so -- >> not exactly. we should hop not. >> steven knight, the great writer and director of this, this is his directorial debut, said when he was researching the homeless community, he heard a story about a homeless person and a nun having this relationship. so the seed of the story is a true one. >> i was saying i got a bit of "the bourn identity" for this,

one man, sort of vigilante justice, out on his own, trying to right wrongs in society. you get that vibe? >> some of the things he does isn't necessarily good things, the consequences are all very good. all for the right reasons. >> do you a lot of those stunts, apparently? >> apparently. >> looks like there's some martial arts involved, right? >> yeah, i've been involved in action movies for a while now. so, i'm tending to get stuck in, you know, myself, have done for many years, something i really enjoyed doing and i want to continue doing. >> quickly before you go while we have you here, james gandolfini passing yesterday. also played a famously conflicted, ambiguous character. what are your thoughts this morning? >> terrible when someone so loved and respected across the world has passed and it is a very sad day. >> jason statham, thanks so much. good luck with the movie. "redemption," by the way, released on june 28th.

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130 calories 7 grams of protein the new fiber one good thursday morning to you 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. have to wait anotnfj few days before hearing the u.s. supreme court's decision on proposition 8. the justice handed down its ruling on three cases this morning but nothing about california's ban on same-sex marriage. there's still at least one more session scheduled for next monday. we will have to wait until next week to hear a decision on prop 8 and the defense of marriage act. also learning new details morning about a shooting in san jose leaving a teenager cleaning to life. police tell us the boy is still alive but in grave condition. he was shot just after 6 last night on virginia avenue near the rancho depueblo golf course. police have not identified a suspect and motive is unclear.

in contact with police and bring you new information if that situation changes. b.a.r.t. workers handing out fliers today warning riders that a strike may be on the horizon. the union's contract with b.a.r.t. expires in ten days fanned there's no deal, workers have threatened to just walk off the job. we are going to have a look at weather and traffic right after this break.

welcome to the final day of spring. i'm meteorologist christina loren. take a look. beautiful day way to finish off the season, gorgeous conditions in san francisco and all across the bay area. highs today will creep up from yesterday, not by much. 82, concord, 83, livermore. meanwhile in the south bay, hit 76 today in san jose do have warmer weather headed our way as we finish off the workweek, first official day of summer is tomorrow, 87 degrees inland, we will hit 88 when we peak on saturday, then cool you off and bring you some rain showers to kick off next week. check that drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. happy sun at the bottom of that

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pool party. also, going to talk about wedding etiquette, how often do you get an invite that says black tie optional? >> never know what it mean he is. >> beach casual. take a look at these two models and tell us what you think is for what kind of wedding 'cause we are confused by this. >> what kind of gift to bring, a december at this point nation wedding, do you have to bring? before we do that and get in this pool, send it back down to orlando. al has a look at the weather. hey, al, >> not only that, i have new friend with me here. of course, simpsons the ride here, they have expanded here at universal resorts orlando. you can now get simpsons food. that's right. i mean, you got springfield fried chicken. you got a rib sandwich, a ripwich, chicken and waffles a crusty burger, crusty-certified meet. you got duff beer. and of course, the flaming moe. oh, moe, baby. let's see if we got you some moe

weather. show you what we got going on for the weekend. on friday you we are looking at fabulous day in the northeast, risk of strong storms up in the plains, maybe i shouldn't have had that duff. looking at a lot of heat making its way through the southwest. saturday, more heat in the southwest and southern california, more rain in the southeast, looking at strong storms through the central plains, sunday, sunday you to gorgeous rain in the northeast, rain in florida and rain up and down the west coast, central california, into the pacific northwest, mild conditions in the

>> and what would simpsons food be without doughnuts? doughnuts. do! it's fantastic. going to say good-bye, everybody universal orlando recourts. don't forget extransformers the ride 3-d. and look, i'm taking maggie for a walk. see you guys later >>. >> al in orlando. right now, fun of our own, >> just because you are there with no swimwear on doesn't mean you can't get wet. we have tech and gadget expert katie linendal telling us what you should have in your pool this summer. >> i don't want to make accusations but i think one kid

just christened the pool. >> no. no. >> just saying. >> getting a little extra warm in is certain spots. >> is a warm pool. we should point out this is awesome here. tell me about this umbrella table. >> this is the sun station, it is 100 bucks. i call it your personal hangout station you can put right inside the pool. awe sbm it, four different height adjustments to it eight pounds, fill the base with sand, film with water and really just actually cap it off, add an umbrella, little hangout station. >> waterproof speakers here, got some jams, too. >> talk about some amazing portable bluetooth speakers. start with one of my favorites, the jam xt. splash-proof, drop-proof, ruggedized. >> i like that, ruggedized. >> here is the deal. >> boom box. >> waterproof speaker, you can literally put this right in the pool. from ecox gear, ecoxvt.

serious sound quality. ten hours of battery life. 1.5 pounds. again, waterproof. throw in the pool. that's what it's about, waterproof gadgets. i don't have a pool, but i picked up the recliner it has a headrest, beverage holder and extra could of van for -- coverage of uv protection. it is 250 bucks. - coverage of protection. it is 250 bucks. coverage of u protection. it is 250 bucks. coverage of u protection. it is 250 bucks. coverage of uv. it is 250 bucks. >> classic beer pong brought to the water. >> i know you like the beer gadget he is. >> yes. >> trying to get this a while. >> regulation beer pong? i thi closer. >> too close. >> inflatable pool pong, $40 from perpetual kid.com. your favorite classic game is on a five-inch inflatable raft.

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party a safe way to start. let's start with you, kath rip. you have got some good rules. you say it's okay to practice before you go in. >> absolutely. >> how do you do that? >> if you have a friend you can sit down with or very brave, video cameraing, videotaping yourself to answer a couple of common interview questions and it's amazing, you watch yourself or ask a close friend for feedback the sort of things they will notice. do you seem genuine? do you seem enthusiastic? are you comfortable answering the questions? do you have some nervous tic you haven't been aware of? it is incredibly helpful to practice ahead of time. >> one wore a things you like to practice? a question you know you'll get? >> do you research. find out about the company, the history, the goals and take inventory on yourself. come up with two to four skills that you have that make you better for this job than anyone else and that is important then, three to five examples how you put the skills into practice you can answer the question inevitably ask you give me an example. >> a question from twitter. one viewer asks what are some of

the things interviews look for in an interviewee, ie, personal, style appearance? >> the first impression is important you walk in the door, make eye contact, with the receptionist, person you are interviewing, they are forming impression bus, important to have a clear gaze, eye contact to appear confident and also to remember that every single interaction you have is important. we recently had someone interview at the muse incredibly impressive to me but very dismiss sive to one of our employees, i would never hire someone like that. it is important about being nice to everyone. >> another part of that impression is the handshake. let's nail this down, tell me about the perfect handshake. >> the perfect handshake. stand. >> of course. >> all right. vertical. all right. eye contact. three, four seconds. >> okay. >> hi. >> hello. >> thanks for having me on the show, willie. >> can you be too aggressive? some people go in like that? >> you can be too address circumstance the worst thing is to be too limp. i had a guy hold up what seemed like a dog paw yesterday. that's the only thing i remember about that guy's interview.

>> queen elizabeth presents herself. >> unless you are queen elizabeth. can't get away it. >> i love this idea you want the interview to fall in love with you. what does that mean exactly? >> it means a lot of things but it means, first of all, that you start by building rapport with the interviewer. the first few minutes of every interview will be trying to find something in common, someone you know, a sports team you both support, arts you appreciate together. building that human contact is really important because a lot of people have the skills but building the human chemistry goes a long way. >> let's go outside of the plaza. we have another question. jessica is visiting us from milwaukee h jessica, good morning. what is your question? >> what should you avoid saying in an interview? >> you tant want to take that one? >> that is absolutely a great question a couple of things you should definitely avoid saying in an interview. one is bad mouthing your boss or previous employer. ? an absolute no no. no matter how horrible your previous experience might have been, an interview is not a place to bring it up. come up with a one-line sentence

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you guys today. models dressed up and dressed for a wedding. black tie optional, semiformal, cocktail and casual. >> and we have to guess? >> we have to guess what wedding is lauren going to? >> hold on a second. let me get there. >> okay. turn it over. black tie optional. that is correct. okay. going to black tie optional that means you could wear a tuxedo if you are a guy, full-length dresses, some people think tough wear black because it says black tie. not true. she is wearing aaron featherstone, orange and pretty, long, glamorous makeup. >> you couldn't wear a shorter cocktail dress? >> if you wear a shorter cocktail dress to a black tie optional, lots of access source, dramatic makeup, hair up. >> either call it black tie or don't, right? i'm serious, a lot of times you show up, you are the only guy in a tux. >> so uncomfortable, a guy walks in i got it wrong. >> totally for the guys.

>> the ones without the tux. >> next model, allison. so you guys, what kind of wedding is allison dressed up to go to? >> hmm. >> i don't know. >> okay. this one is really hard. turn it on over. >> what did you guess? >> me, too. >> semiformal. >> i was going to go for that. >> a little bit darker colors, more jewelry you dramatic makeup and things. if it's cocktail, a little bit more playful and pattern. could be a hard one to decipher. you know your friends, what everyone wears. here are a couple tips, don't wear white you can as a woman, going to a wed egg. you know -- >> don't compete with the bride. >> wear a suit, a dress, a skirt, you can get away with that don't wear jeans unless explicitly said on the invitation. >> what a about a beach wedding? then you can kind of -- >> beach wedding, long, flowy dresses, once again, maybe linen for the guys but still going dressy there. a couple dos and don'ts for the table here. come on over here. take a seat here and here. really quickly, a do and a don't for the table. >> what is wrong with this?

>> your tables but do not block the conversation. >> i can't see anything. >> you cannot see anything. right? >> so let's have someone come in and bring this away. >> thank you, gerard. start a conversation. >> that's big -- >> sometimes those come in handy if you don't want to talk across the table. >> truth. make sure your florist doesn't make anything too giant. we have got some gifting, etiquette, right? questions to go through. >> okay. okay to give money as a gift? yes or no? >> yes, it's okay to give money as a gift but here's some dos and don'ts. do want to ask the bridal party of the family members whether the couple prefers that and don't have to assume that the cost of your dinner equals the cost of your gift, a big myth. based on how well you know the couple, what you are able to afford and whatnot. >> what about destination weddings, do you still have to bring a gift or buy a gift? >> get a gift for the couple, please don't bring it to the destination wedding because the

couple will have to lug it home. >> what about bringing a date even if you the vine does not invite your date? >> there's no plus one on that? >> exactly, the invite doesn't say and guest or the person's name, you cannot assume that that person is invited. now, say your nee a really close relationship, a little confused why that happened, okay, call, maybe call the family, call the bridal family, don't ever just assume and bring someone that could get sticky with the seating chart. >> great advice, anja. still confused on the attire thing, i think we all are. we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. enough about the book, i want to hear about your date.

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good morning to you. it 19:56. i'm marla tellez. we are just minutes away from facebook unveiling a new product at its headquarters in menlo park and rumors are already swirling as many expect facebook to announce video for instagram. the service would be similar to

vine, which is owned by twitter around would allow users to create and share short video clips. parking in redwood city will be a little bit easier this morning as long as you keep your smartphone handy. the city is piloting a new app called parker, that starts today and works by using sensors embedded in straight parking spaces to detect whether there is a car parked there. the app shows where spots are available, how many there are and how much it will cost you to park in that particular spot. did you know it is the very last day of spring? look at the forecast with meteorologist christina loren? >> hey, thanks, marla. another beautiful day. temperature warmer today, noticeably warmer. 80 in livermore, 75, fremont. 76, san jose. 63 today in san francisco. now tonight at 10:04, we kick off summertime in the bay area. longest period of daylight this year, today, tomorrow, sunrise, 5:48, sunset, 8:35 p.m. the first full day of summer

tomorrow, 87 degrees. saturday, up to 88. then cool you off sunday, bring in some showers monday into tuesday. let's check your drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. look at the bay bridge, yesterday at this time, the backup starting to build because of the giants game in the city. today, it's starting to wane as far as the volume. fast track lanes almost clear but we do see the backup in the cash lanes still. we look at the approach, that's smooth drive through berkeley, starting to lean up a bit. eastbound is where those accident icons are there, watch it as you are heading up into richmond, no major lane blockage there. smooth off 238 into downtown oak land. southbound side is bogged down past 92 and earlier crashes into union city, all of which are cleared. >> thanks so much. be back with our next local news update at 10:26. [ slurps ]

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this, i guess, who knew of any health problems he had. any concerns. so -- and it was -- i guess i'm one of the most beautiful cities in the world, rome, with his son and his sister. i guess he was there for some sort of film festival but was on vacation as well. >> i think what's interesting, too is he played one of those characters who was an awful character if you looked at him on his face, he murdered people, cheated on his wife. >> i know. he has issues. >> and you loved him. he had this way that -- >> great acting. >> watch this clip. >> next to you. those nights when you were actually in the bed. and you would ring the doorbell. i felt like my heart would come out of my chest. you would smile and we'd talk. and then you would come down the stairs. and i felt probably like someone who was terminally ill and somehow they managed to forget it for a minute. and then it all comes back.

>> he talked to you. oh, poor you. >> he made me feel like i mattered! >> oh, my god. that was an interesting clip to show. because you think that edie falco is doing all the acting there but you see his face. >> and edie just released this statement. my heart goes out to his family as those of us in his pretension hold on to the memories of our intense and beautiful time together. the love between tony and carmela was one of the greatest i've ever known. >> beautiful. i don't remember meeting him. i think i would have remembered meeting him. we went to see "the god of carnage." and it was four people and jeff daniels. i can't remember who else. it was a brilliant ensemble cast and -- >> uh-huh. >> and i was so surprised to see him so funny. >> he was hysterically funny in

that as well wasn't he? >> his timing was perfect. that seems to be what he had. and he was always so understated. people said when they interviewed him, he came off as shy. he has such a big personality on screen. >> i hope his last meal together with his family like that was just wonderful. wouldn't you like to know that that -- that he was in a joyful place? >> he is survived by his wife who was not with him at the time. his wife of almost five years and his teenaged son. and he has an 8-month-old baby daughter. >> a daughter. >> so here's an interesting piece of videotape, okay. so rihanna was at a -- >> i was young. i needed the money. just kidding. >> rihanna was -- rihanna was at a concert in the uk, all right? she was in the crowd and the throngs and all that stuff. fans were grabbing at her. this is what she did. let's watch this little piece of tape.

>> she clocked somebody. >> it's kind of hard to tell. okay. somebody is pulling her there. pulling her hand. >> and won't get off. >> bang. >> she's trying to get freed. now why isn't the security guard -- that's his job. >> it is his job. is something going on here? >> something is moving. >> we'll start again. it's thirsty thursday. and now we're getting it in order. yes, so she's -- i guess it must be one of those things if you perform and you perform in crowds before. you go out in a crowd and interact and people are going to tug and pull. >> i've done all of my shows in a crowd. some don't do it because it's t can be a scary place. i never thought it b it for once in my life when i was performing like that. i'm trying to think if anybody -- no, i never had an incident. i almost died once, but it was

in some city arizona because regis and i were doing our show there. sun city is a retirement area. and our fans loved us. and really loved us and they were in walkers with -- and chairs and canes and -- this was as terrified as i've been because i couldn't get these people enough and when they hug you, they get you with a clinch and they won't let go. and regis and i laughed about that. who would have ever thought our lives would have been in danger from our fans in sun city. but people, you know if they've spent a lot -- if they love you and you pray you're going to have fans like that, they are so excited. sometimes they don't know their own strength. >> they are hanging on. >> she looked like she was being held and couldn't get away. >> but i don't know about the clocking with the microphone. i don't know if that's the option. >> i think the person she should have been most upset about her was the man who wasn't doing his job. he's the one who should have --

>> been watching and paying attention. >> we have a special guest later on. donald sutherland. >> he's such a great actor. >> he is terrific. he was recently a lot of young people know him from "the unger games." >> don't you love new generations. they think they discovered somebody? >> a lot of times when you are watching commercials you hear voices. there are -- >> and if you know you know it but you can't put the person with it. donald sutherland has done a lot of these commercials. anyway, let's take a listen to his. >> how sure are we that our juice, simply orange, has no added sugar, water or preservatives? tastes as fresh as biting into a juicy orange. if you don't agree that it does, we'll give you a package of our competition. >> i want an orange. >> not to be aconfused with anita bryant. >> it makes you want it. it made me want it. >> i knew it was donald. i didn't put him with it until he said a certain word and

then -- a certain inflection. the way people -- >> let's play a game. sometimes you hear commercials and you go, who is that? here's a nationwide commercial. >> in the nation, we don't do things halfway. >> julia roberts. julia roberts. >> you're right. >> did you guys hear me say it? >> i was waiting for a man's voice so i wasn't paying attention. >> next, american airlines. >> there's a change in the air. >> can't hear, you guys. >> things feel different. new. better. and tomorrow they'll be better still. inspired by our past, a dream that a future will be coming a new american. >> you didn't know anyway. you didn't know. >> i didn't, but i was waiting for the inflection that was -- >> john hamm. you wouldn't have known. but i don't watch "mad men."

i don't know his voice very well. >> okay. hyundai. >> what do you want to pass on to your kids? good taste in music? check. a sense of adventure? check. how about table manners? >> who is that? >> well, we can always wait on that one. >> i have no idea. >> the 2013 santa fe from hyundai. >> who is it? who are you? >> jeff bridges. >> and i loved him but it doesn't sound like that to me. last commercial is yoplait. >> can we please have a morgan freeman so i'll know? >> yoplait blackberry is so good i think i have a new favorite. but pina colada is jealous and key lime pie is just out of it. yoplait it is so good. >> i don't know. i'm 0 for 4.

>> lisa kudrow. >> you know, i almost said her because i know she does -- but it doesn't sound like her so i didn't say it. honestly. hoda, i don't lie about stuff like that. don't make an idiot of yourself kathie, but i heard she did some commercials. don't give me that. i will tell you if it's not the truths. it's the truth. i know it's wrong, thank you very much. >> so, anyway, we have these are oreos. a new kind of oreo. >> you put me in a very bad mood -- >> from being silent? >> no, just to insinuate that i wasn't telling the truth. >> i just sat here. and you insinuated whatever you thought. >> but your face going -- >> no, i wasn't. i was doing that. >> all right. i'm so glad that in my mind i was right even though i didn't say it. you won is what i'm saying. >> i only got 1 out of 4. that's nothing to be proud of. >> one more than i got, baby. >> luke bryant -- >> morgan freeman? >> yeah, or james earl jones.

>> sam elliott. >> too obvious. >> he does those dodge ram -- i love his voice. >> yeah, he's a good one. so you guys, we had exclusive rights today to a new video. >> all right. luke bryant has a brand new video out. it's called "crash my party." the only place you can see it is here. >> well, in its -- >> right now we're going to show you a clip. this is the only time. the first time you'll see it now. it's off his new single. ♪ if you want to call me call me you don't have to worry about it baby ♪ ♪ you can wake me up in the dead of the night break my plans baby, that's all right ♪ ♪ swing on by i'll pour you a drink the door's unlocked i'll leave on the lights ♪ ♪ baby you can crash my party any time ♪

>> all right. cute. he's cute. now if you want to see it in its entirety go to klgandhoda.com. i just ate one of those oreos. >> you got what you deserved. >> they have watermelon inside. it's a new kind of oreo. it's released for the summer. >> and apparently you're crazy about it. >> it's called karma. >> you know what's funny? i love anything sweet and i don't want to disparage, i like oreos. >> they're only here for the summer. >> good. so you'll like this one. okay. there's a -- >> you know me so little. >> there's this song that's out. it's called "remix." and it's by new kids on the block. let's listen. ♪ ♪ baby, i'd like to know you got a makeover. like the change.

♪ i like the remix, baby ♪ ♪ i like the remix, baby >> the chorus. ♪ i like the remix, baby >> hold on. here comes the good part. >> okay. wait. ♪ i like the remix >> he likes the remix. ♪ ♪ i like the way you do it >> i like those guys. >> never be rogers & hammerstein to me, all right, hoda. we have to go to is it okay or not okay? >> is it okay to make assistants do menial tasks? let's listen. >> okay. >> i don't think you should ask anyone to do something you're not willing to do yourself

unless at the particular moment it's not possible to do that. then in that case, it's not okay. >> hold your own umbrella, don't be lazy. >> wow, hoda. >> judgmental. >> mm-hmm. >> well, apparently, you could hear that at home. >> 20 people just told us that. but we couldn't hear it at all here. but i bet it was awesome. it's a beautiful day here in new york for two beautiful ladies who are minutes away from revealing their ambush -- they're growing on you. >> and a true hollywood heavyweight emmy and golden globe winning actor donald sutherland is here. >> yes, he is. we'll chat with him. you have some explaining to do after this. a fan letter before, but you've done the impossible. you made gluten-free cereals in a whole bunch of yummy flavors. cinnamon chex and honey nut chex are two of our favorites. when my husband found the chocolate one, we were in cereal heaven. the only problem is, with so many great flavors you're making it very hard to choose.

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1971 movie where he played opposite jane fonda to the classic comedy national lampoons, animal house. for all you younger fans out there he's known as president snow. >> he is starring in nbc's new series called "crossing lines" playing an inspector helping an elite team solve crimes across europe. sounds exciting, so let's take a look. >> we refuse to sanction your team. >> what? >> i warned you. my hands are pretty much tied. we're very cautious of the men in there. they don't seek fame or money, ambition. they're incorruptible which nicotin means it's difficult to make a deal with them. >> a reason for refusal? >> yeah, it would appear usurping the power. >> i love how you take your time. >> you know something? you missed the best part of it. >> what? we didn't --

>> this is -- this is about -- this is about women. and that -- and the woman who is standing there turns to me right now, right after that and says, i don't understand. and very pompously and pretentiously and patern listly i say, i thought you did. no, i don't understand you. i beg your pardon? she says, because he's not an investigator, but the prosecutor of the international criminal court and he was responsible for kosovo and for investigating in rwanda. she says to him, you wrote a book and it said in that book the women from kosovo have lost everything and no one is hearing their weeping. the only place they can go for someone to hear their weeping is this criminal court. she's there because four women have been murdered. she says what about their weeping?

>> sounds familiar. >> yeah. it just -- because it goes back -- that's what interpol has a problem with. they can't get permission to go study the crimes because it's -- it's the united states in 1930. >> you can tell why you love this role. what was was it specifically that met you fall in love with this role? >> besides the writing, which is awesome. >> the writing is wonderful. the writer -- >> who's he? >> he's the writer. and the producer. >> because sometimes we talk about earlier about the big stars, they used to do commercials overseas, you know? they didn't want their star power, box office power diminished if they were associated with a product. a lot of great actors have felt that which about television. that's slipping away a little bit. when al pacino starts to do hbo and you do the nbc series. things are changing. >> well, they changed a long

time ago. >> i mean, a lot of big stars didn't want to do it because it's television. >> gosh, it gives you a wonderful opportunity to stand ten hours on a character, if you've got smart people. we are lucky on this because we have one producer. we don't have 20. >> it's not a committee deciding. >> how about "the hunger games?" did that change? i imagine the young kids see you on the street. you must have a whole different group -- >> instead of -- they're attacking my kneecaps. >> you're not known as kiefer's father to them now. only right. >> kiefer and i are doing a film in two weeks. >> tell us about that. >> it's a western in kansas. in 1872. >> you going to get on a horse? >> a father and a son. >> wow. >> that's the first time that's going to happen? >> yeah. we did a film we were both in. called "a time to kill." >> oh, yeah. >> didn't have anything to do with each other. >> how is he doing by the way?

>> he's wonderful. >> he's going to do the film version of "24." >> no, but he'll do ten more episodes of "24" and that starts in september. >> we read that. >> we do three episodes of "crossing lines" which is fantastic. >> it does look fantastic. >> it's an observational. about people's whose main skill is their intelligence and their capacity to observe. >> imagine that in a television show. >> donald, thank you so much. >> not because we make the decisions around here, i know. stay here. thank you so much for being with us. you can catch the two-hour series premiere of "crossing lines" sunday night at 9/8 central. a big hit. >> the clock is almost out of time for the lovely ladies who are about to get ambushed. but first, these messages. come on, sulley, it's the last play of the game! whoa, wait for me!

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welcome back now. final day of spring. look at everybody out here on the golden gate bridge enjoying it. well, there's that guy. throughout the day today, it's going to be nice out there hit about 81 degrees in livermore, 74 in fremont and 64 degrees in san francisco. so, it's worthwhile sticking around until 11:00, going to talk about a super move this

weekend, talk about the summer solstice and we have rain in the forecast. we will see you today 11:00. if you have got to leave right now, hold up one minute. mike knows what will very you down. >> i'll waiting for the super moon. now we have all lanes filling in equally and the backup only to the end of the parking lot. maps show you is a pretty smooth drive approach out of anywhere, 580, slow there off of 24, peninsula slow southbound, a crash at hills dale and that adds to the traffic out of burlingame and toward the san mateo bridge. >> thank you, mike v to wait at least another few days before hearinging the u.s. supreme court's decision on prop 8. the justice handed down its rulings on three cases this morning but nothing about california's ban on same-sex marriage. there's still at least one more session scheduled for next monday so we will have to wait until next week to hear a decision on prop 8 and the defense of marriage act. what local county offices are doing to get ready for this

possible rush in same-sex marriag marriages, we will talk about that today at 11:00. we do hope to see you then. ♪ we are back with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday. ready for our plaza ambush makeovers when two ladies from the crowd get stwept swept away. >> louis licari, la, la, la, la, la. and contributor for people style watch and author jill martin. hello. how was it today outside? >> oh, great day. plenty of makeovers. the ambush candidates are coming out in droves. >> they are? >> let's meet the first one. gale pace is 53 years old from norman, oklahoma. after surviving the devastation in oklahoma, she's here in new york celebrating her daughter's

18th birthday. so we wanted to surprise her with a brand new look. so let's take a listen to her story. >> we have a very excited bunch here. and, larry, let's start with you. i love that you are so touchy feely with your wife because you're so excited for this. >> i'm so tickled to have her as my wife. this is so much fun. >> so what do you think about seeing her with a whole new look after 20 years. >> i think it will be interesting. we like new things. but i want to keep the same wife, okay? >> check out this hand right here. this hand has not stopped moving. back to the pg part of this. happy birthday. what do you think about this for mom? >> a little scary. >> don't be scared. we're going to take care of her. >> you ready? all right. enough. enough. >> i'm ready. >> okay. gale is ready. there's her group there. her husband larry and we promise her daughter is 18, that's megan in the front and megan's friend

megan. guys, please keep on your blindfolds. this is gale before. all right, gale, here's the new you. >> oh, my god. wow! oh, are you guys ready? take off the blindfold. >> wow! >> are you ready? >> you look beautiful, darling. >> turn around. you look awesome. >> i don't even know who that is. >> that's an uber model. >> beautiful. >> look at camera 12. louis, tell us about the hair. >> gale, of course, had beautiful hair but it was so dark, almost creating shadows around her face with the length and depth of it. so we gave her this great haircut. yeah, she's working it. it's sold. she loves it. i lightened it just to soften up her face. you look beautiful.

>> larry -- security. >> what do you think? >> she's wonderful. looks great. >> what do you all think? >> i like it. >> jill, that dress is perfect. >> she didn't have a little black dress but we had to give her a little lace as well which she promises to have matching lingerie, too, which she told me. this is from maggie london. it doesn't come out so much but it's just a little bit so you can get into it that way. >> big round of applause for gale. you can join your family. >> second lady is deanna. she is 50 years old today. happy birthday to her. she's from columbia, south carolina. she's never worn makeup before. we decided to give her a glam new look to celebrate her birthday. let's hear her story. >> amazing we noticed them in the crowd, huh? i love all of this because it's your 50th birthday. so we're so glad we can give this to you.

ariel, why do you want this for mom? >> i've never seen her like really do anything and i've always wanted to. something different. >> something a little glam? >> yeah. >> and what do you think of this, frank? >> i think this is great. it's a great birthday. >> okay. nice hubby. so we're going to really groove you up. what do you think? >> great. excited. >> that's a family that knows how to have fun. okay. she is here with her husband frank, daughter ariel and sons jordan and justin. let's take one last look at her before and then -- bring out the new deanna! >> wow. wow, wow, wow. hey. >> all right, you guys. take your blindfolds off. >> i think that's good, deanna. you want to decide for yourself. turn right around and look in the mirror. >> oh, my goodness. that's different. >> yes, it is. it's beautiful. >> you look -- look right here at camera 12.

>> very sexy. >> yes it is. >> love it. louis it looks adorable. i miss the hat, though. >> the hat did add a lot. what we did here, i made her hair a little deeper. i got the clue from her daughter. look how beautiful the hair color is. mother, daughter, obvious way to go. we gave her this layered hair cut. easy to take care of. wash and wear. you'll love it as you wear it. and then enid put the whole look together with very minimal makeup. the lashes work, by the way. if you want to add instant glamour, lashes are the way to do it. >> hot dress. 50th birthday, red. >> lauren by ralph lauren and a little wrap dress. >> look at the hubby back there. >> ariel is the one who said you've never seen your mom -- >> i don't really know what to say. >> she's beautiful, though, isn't she? >> yeah. >> you look awesome. >> great job, everyone. >> let's bring out our other lovely lady. >> the sweet life of lisa g.

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time for today's "call of the wild." if you have a tent at home you might want to grab the kids and pitch it because it's the great american campout. david is here with some animals you might find right in your own backyard, like it or not. >> yeah, exactly. one of the coolest things about participating in the great american backyard camp out is to see some of the great animals that live all around us. you don't have to go far into the wilder peninsula it's a grey horned owl. >> i don't like it. >> pitch darkness. >> it's very menacing. >> is it look at you. >> now it's lookinga meet. >> these talons down here, super sharp and powerful. when they go after a prey, like

a skunk because they don't have a very good sense of smell so they can eat skunks. hourchlths b >> how big an animal? >> about a skunk. >> i'm thinking poundage. >> do you let your dog run around in the middle of the woods by itself? i didn't think so. those talons are powerful. they not only stab but they crush the prey. if you are out on your campout, listen because you are almost never going to see one of these guys. listen for the hoots of owls. and that's something you can experience nature with all of your senses, not just your eyes. >> he's looking still at me. >> he hasn't said a word. >> the next animal, my favorite. i'm sure you guys are going to be grossed out. these guys down here are tree frogs. gray tree frogs. they are camouflaged. there's two of them. there's one right here and then one right over here. one of them is gray. one of them is green. same species. they can kind of change their color. >> look at that awesome

camouflage pattern. so this is -- >> looks like the tree. >> you might see it when you are camping out this weekend. >> are they fully grown? >> they're fully grown. they're cute, right? >> why did you think we wouldn't like them? >> because you tend to not like -- >> i don't. she does. she likes all things. >> anything god created. >> they're nocturnal. when they are just finishing their breeding season, listen for this sound. that's what they sound like. the males are calling for the females. >> good to know. >> our third animal in here, this is an animal that is not a pet. this is a baby red fox. >> i had one in my yard. >> you did? >> yes. >> let's get him calmed down. >> just like that. walked right in front of me. now these animals are common in even urban areas. you might see them when camping out. you never want to feed them. they're not pets. they are wild animals. let them be wild but don't -- again, if you are camping, don't

leave your food lying around because it encourages them to come in. then they lose their fear of people. when that happens, it usually doesn't end very well. >> what do they eat? >> insects, fruits, dare erodir rodents. >> let's play our game. >> in honor of the great american backyard campout, i had a challenge for you guys. we've got a tent. the message here is you don't have to go far away. it's easy to camp out. we have a tent. you guys have one minute to set this tent up. i want to see if you can -- >> this is not a tent. >> it's a tent. >> start pulling it open. >> sorry. sorry. >> anybody can do this right in your own backyard. >> you don't want to rip it. >> i'm not trying to rip it. i'm trying to stand it up. >> you should be able to put it up in one minute flat. >> so far so good. >> this is like the easiest tent to set up. it's waterproof and it just snaps together. >> you did it. >> is that it?

>> close. close. >> is it supposed to be higher? >> just pull the posts out just like this. >> here. here. >> i think hoda is beating you. >> i can't make it snap. >> it won't snap. mine won't snap. >> there you go. >> have you guys ever been -- >> this is easy. >> i got it. yes. >> is that it? did we do it in a minute? so we have a prize for you guys. you're going to love it. it's a special water bag, but it's not filled with water. >> having a few ladies over tonight. this will be -- >> listen, camping out is about giving the kids a good outdoor experience but no sense in having moms not have fun, too. so if you want to fill that with a little wine, we've got you covered. >> thanks, dave. if you think teenagers can be annoying sometimes, wait until you see this. >> we promise it's

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>> a lot of time on their hands. >> they can't sit in a van and not make up a routine. >> that was good. that took practice. >> they are lip-syncing, not singing is also new to them. thank you, sara. tomorrow, what's up? >> grant boler from "defiance." >> hot for him. >> so do you. >> and we're hoping he'll stick around for our guys tell all panel to answer all your burning questions. >> plus a performance by harry connick jr. >> we have some stud muffins on tomorrow. >> and the best all-inclusive resorts for your summer

good morning, everybody, thank you very much for joining us. i'm john kelley. >> i'm marla tellez. just into our newsroom, something new this morning announced on the facebook campus. the latest acquisition, instagram will let you shoot and share videos. >> reporter: twitter has vine that allows to you share. and facebook countered with video for instagram. here you see the announcement on the menlo park campus.